EX38 8JT

Monkleigh & Putford · Torridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Torrington
Local authority
Torridge
Postcode district
EX38
Postcode sector
EX38 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX38 8JX 395 m
EX38 8JU 870 m
EX39 5NE 1.1 km
EX39 5LZ 1.4 km
EX38 8LF 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX38 8JT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX38
Postcode sector
EX38 8
Latitude
50.938373
Longitude
-4.240482
British National Grid easting
242,680
British National Grid northing
117,828

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torridge · E07000046
Parish or community
E04003253
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00102881
Lower layer super output area
Torridge 008E · E01020309
Middle layer super output area
Torridge 008 · E02004227

Postcode source versions

Explore EX38

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hembury Castle, Frithelstock, Torrington, EX38 8JT 19 March 2021 £1,700,000
Hembury Cottage, Frithelstock, Torrington, EX38 8JT 20 November 2020 £580,000
Hembury Cottage, Frithelstock, Torrington, EX38 8JT 15 October 1998 £162,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Buckland Brewer Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.8 km
  2. Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit

    Community school

    3.2 km
  3. Monkleigh Primary School

    Community school

    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Drugs 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Possession of weapons 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

3 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.8
EX38 8 residents
3,967

Age bands in EX38 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.9%

458 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

344 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.7%

681 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.4%

1,166 residents

Age 65 and over
31%

1,188 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX38 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
60%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
80%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • The Union Inn

    BCT · Stibb Cross

    1.8 miles
  • The Union Inn

    BCT · Stibb Cross

    1.8 miles
  • Stibb Cross

    BCT · Stibb Cross

    1.8 miles
  • Stibb Cross

    BCT · Stibb Cross

    1.8 miles
  • The Old Union Inn

    BCT · Stibb Cross

    1.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torridge 008E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,205 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Buckland Brewer Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Drugs with 1 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.